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throw12390 on Aug 26, 2024 | parent | context [–] | on: Linux Pipes Are Slow

`pv --discard` is faster by 8% (on my system).

  % pv </dev/zero >/dev/null
  54.0GiB/s

  % pv </dev/zero --discard
  58.7GiB/s

IWeldMelons on Aug 26, 2024 | [–]

Which is suspiciously close to the speed of DDR4.

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